About us

This is the 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training Program which is certified by Yoga Alliance USA. We are a noted member of the world recognized Yoga Alliance USA and we follow the standard curriculum as prescribed by the alliance. You can read more about it here - https://www.yogaalliance.org/Credentialing/Standards/200-HourStandards

Additionally, we also offer you free introductory learning in Ayurveda, meditation, and chanting in the course. This is over and above what is prescribed in the 200 Hours YTTC. And this is offered to all participants at no additional cost. The word "Vedanta" in our name stands for the philosophy & knowledge based on the ancient Hindu scriptures. We firmly believe in imparting this basic knowledge so that the Yoga Teacher we train have a more wider perspective and can connect to the ancient art of Yoga more firmly.

Activities:-

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MORNING:-

06:00 am: Wake Up

06:30 - 08:30 am: Yoga and Pranayama

08:45 - 09:30 am : Breakfast

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POST BREAKFAST

09:45 - 11:00 am : Patanjali Yoga Sutra

11:00 - 11:50 am : Anatomy

12:00 - 12:30 pm : Chanting

12:30 - 01:00 pm : Lunch

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AFTERNOON

01:00 - 03:00 pm : Rejuvnation / Relaxation time

03:00 - 03:25 pm : Tea

03:30 - 04:25 pm : Sanskrit lessons

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EVENING

04:30 - 07:15 pm : Yoga And Meditation

07:30 - 08:15 pm : Dinner

08:20 - 09:00 pm : Satsang(Get Togegher)

Terms & Conditions:-

- The school management has all rights to decide and change, anytime (before or in-between the course begins), the venue and accommodation for the course as well as daily schedule and food items according to the best availability and climatic condition of the place.

- Students are expected to conduct themselves according to the rules of the school, namely, keeping up with school’s meal timings, abstaining from the use of alcohol or any form of drugs, not damaging any equipment in the room or in the school, etc.

- During the class, the students are expected to pay attention to the acharyas and not disturb the class.

- All students are expected to co-operate in the smooth conduct and completion of the course. Anybody found disturbing other students in or out of the class, spoiling the general atmosphere of the course and found not adhering to the rules and regulations will be terminated from the course without refund the course fee or a part thereof.

- On completion of the course a certificate from Yoga Alliance, USA would be issued to the students.

Attendance Policy:-

It is compulsory for the students to attend all the classes. Exceptions would be in case of illness, etc. for which the students have to take prior permission for the acharyas to absent themselves from the class.A minimum of 80% attendance is required to be eligible to receive the certificate.

Cancellation Policy:-

1) If Yoga Vedanta Trust(Rishikesh Yoga Academy) must cancel or change a scheduled retreat or teacher training date for any reason – what has not happened so far -, we will notify you as soon as possible and you may transfer all payments to another retreat, or you may request a refund of your payments to us, constituting a full settlement including your advance payment of 300 US$.2) Yoga-Vedanta(Rishikesh Yoga Academy) Trust is not responsible for your expenses incurred in preparing for any canceled retreat, such as airline tickets, loss of work, visas fees and/or other costs associated with preparing for your trip. We strongly recommend purchasing travel cancellation insurance.3) If you have to cancel your reservation with our Retreats or Teacher Training, please inform us as soon as possible.4) If you cancel your reservation altogether up to 30 days prior to start date of your retreat or Teacher Training, you will forfeit your advance payment of 300 US$.5) A remaining balance may be used as credit for another event within one year of the start of your cancellation. Should you require more time to prepare/plan for your attendance at a later course or teacher training, please let us know and we will consider exceptions to this rule. For last minute cancellations (less than 30 days prior to start date of your retreat) any fees paid will be non-refundable as it may not be possible for us to fill the place which was kept and secured for you.

6) Exceptions to our policy cannot be made for any reason, including personal injuries or emergencies. If you arrive late or need to leave your retreat early, you will not receive any refund for the remaining time of your scheduled stay.7) There is NO cancellation nor refund for any reason including but not limited to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, illness, health conditions, medical or personal or family or work emergencies, change of mind.If you cannot reach the retreat due to unforeseen circumstances such as strikes, weather circumstances, and missed, delayed or canceled flights, retreat fees are non-refundable. Still, we offer in such a case to utilize your balance payments for another course or teacher training within 1 year.

The address for the retreat is as below:-

Yoga Vedanta Centre

C/O Sonu Guesthouse,

Opp. Sant Sewa Aashram,

Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh,

Uttarakhand 249302

Here are your options for travel from New Delhi Airport:

Taxi - 270 km or 160 miles, will take around 6 hours to get to our center depending on what time you depart. Its a comfortable journey and the taxi can be availed from the airport directly. Should cost around Rs 3000-4000. We can help you with a taxi booking.

Bus - You'll need to get to Kashmiri Gate ISBT from the airport (use Uber) and take a bus to Rishikesh. The fare is around Rs 700 per person. From Rishikesh bus station we will arrange a pickup for you.

Flight - The closest airport to Rishikesh is 60km away in Dehradun which takes about 2 hours of road travel. The flights can be cheap at times (around Rs 2000 per person) but the overall time taken will be the same. If you wish to take a flight to Dehradun Airport we can arrange for a taxi pickup which should cost Rs 1000-1500 to get you to our center.

About the
Venue and Teachers

Yoga Vedanta Center is one of the most prestigious Yoga ashram located in an ancient spiritual city of Rishikesh which is recognized by Yoga Alliance USA as Registered Yoga School. We offer Yoga Teacher Training Courses, popularly known as YTTC of 200 Hours, 300 Hours and 500 Hours. These courses allow you to become a yoga teacher as well if you so desire.We are a noted member of the world recognized Yoga Alliance USA and we follow the standard curriculum as prescribed by the alliance. You can read more about it here - https://www.yogaalliance.org/Credentialing/Standards/200-HourStandardsAdditionally, we also offer you free introductory learning in Ayurveda, meditation, and chanting in the course. This is over and above what is prescribed in the 200 Hours YTTC. And this is offered to all participants at no additional cost. The word "Vedanta" in our name stands for the philosophy & knowledge based on the ancient Hindu scriptures. We firmly believe in imparting this basic knowledge so that the Yoga Teacher we train have a more wider perspective and can connect to the ancient art of Yoga more firmly.

It is rightly told that “A family will adopt values and culture, what the guardian drives with”. And it is very easy to percept that Yogayug School is not only the academic institution, it possess the core values of a true family. In addition to this, this family has been driving by Swami Gopal Sharma – a man of dedication.The name Swami Gopal Sharma is a stockpile of yoga. Just at the age of 12, this journey has been started. His keen interest in Indian Yoga and other pious areas took him drove him away from a common man perception and he has devoted himself to get the perfection in Yoga Shastra.For a long tenure of his life (10 years), he has served and followed the Great master of Yoga Sahi Swami Ji and Swami Vedananda Ji. His pure dedication towards yoga, pulled him much closure to the spiritual gurus who were having immense theories of “Yoga Darshan”. With the deep and thorough study of yoga, Swami Gopal Ji has blessed himself as a gem of Yoga. He is not less than a self alchemist.After 10 years of his tune-up under Sahi swami Ji he started his journey to Rishikesh and there he got the pious company of great Swami Dayanand Saraswati, a globally known spiritual guru. He was also one of the greatest teachers of Vedanta in a scholar of Sanskrit. Swami Gopal Ji got the guidance from the great swami Dayanand Ji for 42 months. In this span he has learnt lot and lot about Upnishads, Sanskrit, Vedic chanting and ancient culture.After understanding all yoga tactics and maneuvers, Gopal Ji took admission in Swami Vivekananda Yoga University. Here he has completed his Diploma course for Yoga Instructor and Certificate in Yogic Science Course. Getting rewarded with these diplomas he was allowed to cure some critical illness as Back pain, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and stress problem. Curing these diseases through yoga was a great experience and it gives a immense satisfaction too. Gopal Swamiji keeps attending all the Indian yoga programs to give lectures. He teaches Hatha yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Shivananda yoga, Mantra yoga, Kundalini yoga in Rishikesh, Daramasala, Goa, Bodhgaya, Haridwar, Varanasi, Udaipur, Varkala in Kerala and other different parts of India. He has pursued extensive study of our great heritage – the Vedas, Vedanta, the Upanishads and the Gita.He made lots of people benefited with his blessings and earned knowledge of yoga. After getting precision in his field Gopal Ji has stepped up for a new journey in the field of yoga teaching. His horizon of teaching was not limited up to India but also out of India. In the last few years, Gopal Swami has visited many of the countries and done the scrutinized study about the need and importance of yoga. With the full dedication and fidelity Gopal Ji is involved in yoga teaching and other welfare activities. His learning is regular and more extensive and broad now-a-days. His simplicity makes him great and more amiable personality in the world of spirituality.

(Pranayama, Meditation, & Hatha Yoga Teacher)￼Born in the village of Bhaila.Chitrangana has been deeply rooted in the traditional practice of yoga since the age of 14-15. She follows the traditional lineage practice of Akhand yoga (Practice without break) based on the works of her Grand Gurudev swami Yogeshwaranand Saraswati (The author of ‘Science of the soul). Her early childhood experience of yoga lends her a rich perspective on its practices & teachings.Chitrangana ji has been involved in the teaching of yoga in India since 2008; she had imparted her extensive knowledge in yoga philosophy, Pranayama & meditation to numerous students and has inspired many onto a deeper path of yoga practice.Her classes are full of fun, education 7 tailored to the needs of the students.She specializes in the use of breathing exercises (Pranayama), Yogic locks (Bandhas) & Concentration techniques (Mudras) to clean the body and to enhance the power of concentration. Students will almost certainly leave her class with a deeper understanding of their practice.She has completed her 2 years of diploma in Yoga From Yoga Mahavidhyala bhaila in 2008 along with it, she has also done 3 months certificate course in yoga from Punjabi University Patiala in 2010.She has been very active in her yogic life as she had done one-year P.G Diploma in Yoga science from Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar in 2014.In 2015 she completed her 200-hour Yoga TTC in Rishikesh.She is Perusing Master of science in Yoga from Rajasthan

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